We enjoyed three Weds. evenings – Jan. 13th, 20th and 27th – with catered suppers followed by special programming for all ages from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
For Younger Children (4 year olds through 4th Grade)
Jan. 13th – Mary Tooley’s “Art in a Suitcase.”
Jan. 20th – Crafts for Kids. Cindy Bartol and Jude Forss led craft projects for kids – making stationery and building a wooden sculpture
Jan. 27th – Sing-a-long with Doug. Doug Holte, Children’s Music Coordinator – an evening of music and games.
For Older Children and Youth (5th – 8th grade)
Jan. 13th – Board Game Night. Youth brought their favorite board game to play with friends.
Jan. 20th – Textured Tales with Louise Berg. Louise, church member and JMKAC staff, helped the youth create their own journal using black wrap and collage materials.
Jan. 27th - Trivia Night – Dawn Wood organized a “trivia night” challenge.
Adults chose from thes 3 options:
Series #1 “Five Wishes” - advance care planning resource. It has been accepted as a legal advance directive document in the state of Wisconsin. Cindy Morgenweck, clinical ethicist, led discussion over three weeks on advanced care planning – its importance, how to fill out the five wishes documents and who to tell about advance care planning.
Series #2 “Playing with Poetry” Lisa Vihos, poet and teacher, led this three week series. A poem can help us see and hear, by focusing our attention in unexpected ways. Through reading the poems of others and writing their own, participants looked at a different aspect of themselves each week: 1) self, 2) the world, and 3) God.
Series #3 “Adult Crossings: God’s Journey with Us” Pastor Jim led discussion on this DVD-based class (first 3 sessions of an 11-week series) that highlighted certain “core stories” of the Bible. This series continues for 8 more sessions (thru March 24th – still Wednesdays at 6:30 pm -click here for more info about that).
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